The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-05-28
THE MILAN AND FLORENt L ROAD.

vi MlIdn nave TeIubeu I'd SUBMIT bHe
railroad proposition to vote Of the
people of that town, and the president
of the road has made n change in the
proposition to this town. whereby the
road will not 60 through Milan unless
they vote the bonds. Let's see; it
strikes us that Trenton has had some
experience in that line, when a few
years ago she let the L. u n. road
slip. If Trenton had secured that
road, to-day she would have been
Furnishing, honming city of at least
three times its present size. Milan's
refusal to vote the bonds will have no
other effect upon the road except the
loss of the same to that town. 1t is
now proposed to crnss the l.. Il N.
road between Milan and Humboldt,
and the |. G, south of Milan, run on
through to Lexington. where it will
tap the Midland road, aud Oh to
Florence, Alabama.
The above article appeared in the
Gibson County Herald last week.
The statement that the beard of may
or and aldermen of Milan have re-
fused to submit the railroad PROPOSE
ton to the vote of the people is not
true. No proposition has ever been
submitted by the authorities Of the
railroad company to the board of
mayor and aldermen. The board has
not, nor have the people, any authOri
tative information as to how much
the railroad company want this town
to subscribe. The people are ready
aud willing to subscribe all they are
able to pay. The principal officials
of the road we're here few days ago.
but did not make any proposition
did not in fact seek an interview with
any of the town authorities; hut they
did have an interview with two OF
three OF the citizens, and, from what
these citizens represented, the officials
claim 10 have become discouraged
and went away and threatened to run
the road so as to miss this place. Sc
soon as the people heard of the dis
couIagement the officials had me-
with, they called a mass meeting
which was largely attended by thu
leading citizens and property owners
and endorsed resolution for a sub
scription of $1,000 at per cent. in
terest almost unanimously, and thi
action was taken without any author
itative information as to how mucl
the company wanted the town to vote
The action of the officials while her
is not understood by the people. /
was understood that they came her
to work up an interest in the ros,
among the voters and tax payers
but they sought all audience with Blu
two or three citizens, and becaus
these two or three citizens gave Their
no encouragement they went ava
with a threat that the road shout
not come by our town. There ar
three or four hundred voters to b
consulted when it comes to voting
railroad tax on the town, and whe
they are consulted and understan
the nature Of the case requisite ms
! iority will cheerfully vote all the tow
f is able to pay. BY the way, if ii
, Herald's statement is correct, has nj
3 the president Of the road "gOne Q
half cooked in changing his propOs
ton to that town? Our friends
Trenton, we hope, will not be misleS
by the false report that the board
mayor and aldermen of Milan hav
rejected the proposition to allew Il
people to vote for the Florence roa
The people want the road and W
vote for it; but no proposition h
been made. One or two men do n
own this town; neither can they IT